Celebrity Chef/Award WInning Author Maria Liberati & The Basic Art of Italian Cooking April 30, 2011

Celebrity Chef Maria LIberati brings The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm to Great Grapes Festival. Maria will be doing book signings of her award winning book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking:Holidays & Special Occasions throughout the event,. Maria will take center stage at the Gourmet Lives stage on Saturday at 3:30 and Sunday at 4:30PM and will be presenting recipes from her best selling book series The Basic Art of Italian Cooking.

Former International Supermodel Maria Liberati is considered one of the foremost experts on Italian cuisine, culture and wine. Her blog at http://www.marialiberati.com/blog2 has 100,000+ worldwide subscribers. Maria is featured regularly on TV and national magazines. She is also a food consultant and serves as Celebrity Spokesperson for food related companies and products. Her last book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions is the winner of the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Award.
The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm also produces culinary themed corporate training events for Fortune 500 Companies as well as Organizations.